Charles Peter Del Gaudio

Charles Peter Del Gaudio died on May 11, 2025. He was born in Medford, MA on September 19,1929, the son of the late Joseph Del Gaudio and Mary Patalano Del Gaudio. He graduated from Medford High School class of 1947. Charles worked in the grocery business from the time he was 14 years old when he started with the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company. Charles was later the New England Sales Representative for Piggly Wiggly Corporation. He was their Vice President of Sales in Jacksonville, FL and eventually bought a number of Piggly Wiggly stores in Tuscaloosa, AL. They included Del’s Food King, and J.D.’s on the University of Alabama campus. Charles was an avid golfer, fisherman, and poker player. He was a past president of the Quarter Back Club, the Children’s Hands On Museum, and a proud member of the Chamber of Commerce of Tuscaloosa.

Charles is survived by his wife of 76 years, Ruth Harries Del Gaudio, Daughters Mary Chickering (Gary) Northport, AL, and Carmella Teague (David) Birmingham, AL, son Joseph Del Gaudio, Tuscaloosa, AL, Grandchildren Zachary Chickering (Jessica Peters), Springfield, ME., Brooke Chickering (William L. Smith) Tuscaloosa, AL, Charles Teague (Rachel) Birmingham, AL, and Mary Teague Huntsville, AL., Great-grandchildren, Carmen Smith and Asa Smith, both of Tuscaloosa, AL., His brother Richard Del Gaudio, Billerica, MA and several cousins, nieces and nephews.

The Memorial Service will commence at 10:00 am on Saturday May 17th and a reception will immediately follow at Heritage Chapel Memorial Funeral Home located at 5200 Old Birmingham Hwy, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404

Memorials may be made to Hospice of West Alabama, 3851 Loop Road, Tuscaloosa, AL 35404.